Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read
by Scott McNulty
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Author: Scott McNultyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-12-01
ISBN: 0321591933
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Peachpit Press
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Book Review: Excellent Primer For WordPress
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read several WordPress books over the last year or two and this is by far the best introduction to WordPress that I've come across. It is well written, easy to understand and fairly thorough. I say "fairly" because the book does not make an attempt to go into depth about more advanced subjects like coding your own Themes. This is a basic, down to earth introduction to WordPress: what it is, what it does, how to set it up and how to use it. For any newbie this is the best book out there.
I do have a couple of minor issues:
1. As has been pointed out elsewhere in these reviews the title is, unfortunately, misleading. The book has absolutely nothing to do with the "content" of your blog: how to create or write content that will make people want to read your blog. From a marketing standpoint it seems to me that someone probably came up with this title as a way to grab the attention of potential readers. It's a mistake. And the ironic thing is, it's probably doing more harm than good. This book is a great introduction to WordPress! It should be marketed as such, not as a guidebook for creating content. If this book was titled (and marketed) as the the only introduction you'll ever need to get started blogging with WordPress it would probably attract more readers than it does now.
2. The book is now, unfortunately, badly outdated. The author himself has pointed out in response to another review that the book was released shortly before a major upgrade to WordPress (2.6) that changed a lot of the Admin interface. It's an unfortunate reality of writing software related books. Still, I personally found it pretty easy to follow, but I'm already fairly familiar with WordPress. The author and publisher are hopefully working on a new version to be ready in advance of WordPress 3.0. If they are able to release an updated 3.0 version either just before the update is released or at the same time (and if they change the title!) this book will stand a chance of becoming the de facto introduction for WordPress 3.0.
Summary of Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read
Having your own blog isn't just for the nerdy anymore. Today, it seems everyone- Install and get your WordPress blog running.
- Set up your site to ensure it can easily grow with you and your readers.
- Be the master of user accounts.
- Manage your site with the WordPress Dashboard and extend its capabilities with plug-ins.
- Make the most of images.
- Work with pages, templates, and links and
? of course? publish your posts. - Deal with comments
? if you even want readers commenting at all. - Find a theme
? or build one yourself. - Maintain your site and fix common problems.
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